♪ and i wanna find my way and i, i want to run free and i, i'm gonna fly away gonna be happy ♪ ♪ and i-i-i-i-i i want to run free and i, i'm gonna fly away gonna be happy ♪ ♪ and fly away i'm gonna be happy ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: yeah!

rebecca ferguson. nice job. hey, you clean up good. hey, i want to thank my guests, david spade, giancarlo esposito and rebecca ferguson. [ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, ann romney will be here. but jimmy fallon, the emmy-winning, jimmy fallon right now! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪

>> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

jimmy: oh, man, oh, man. that feels good. thank you so much. i feel the love. welcome! welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. here is what people are talking about. yesterday, paul ryan said that he and mitt romney won't reveal their tax plan to the public until after the election. [ laughter ] other politicians couldn't believe it. they were like, "at least do the honorable thing and lie." [ laughter ] i mean, come on. more news on the election. a new poll shows that president obama has expended his lead over mitt romney since the democratic national convention. of course, it didn't help obama as much as that other event, the republican national convention. [ laughter ] that was really good for him. [ cheers and applause ] i read that iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad is scheduled to address the united nations on the jewish holy day of yom kippur.

wait, ahmadinejad giving a speech on yom kippur? that's like the kardashians giving a speech on labor day. [ applause ] [ laughter ] it just -- it just can't -- >> steve: doesn't make -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: hey, this is cool. nasa revealed that the mars rover "curiosity" just took a picture of itself. [ laughter ] isn't the world exciting? it actually took about ten pictures of itself before it found one where it didn't look fat. [ laughter ] and then, they just went with that one. you guys hear about this? this rumor that a sex tape is floating around, featuring shakira and her boyfriend. [ audience ohs ] it was reported by a very reliable source, her hips. [ laughter ] and they don't lie. they don't lie. they don't -- normally they don't lie. >> steve: no. >> jimmy: i've known her hips for a long time. >> steve: yeah, long, long time. >> jimmy: they do not lie. >> steve: never, not once. >> jimmy: some more celebrity news. a man in california is accusing miley cyrus of punching him in the face at a nightclub over the weekend. [ light laughter ]

of course, police had a lot of questions for the guy like, "why would you want the world to know that you got beat up by miley cyrus?" [ laughter and applause ] >> steve: he's sure it wasn't hannah montana. >> jimmy: you know, it might have been hannah montana. that's -- [ laughter ] miley -- it wasn't miley. it was hannah montana. this is nice. mets pitcher r.a. dickey has signed a deal to write three children's books. i guess he decided to do it during his downtime. you know, the playoffs. [ laughter ] that's right, a children's book by a baseball player, which explains the title, "everyone dopes." [ laughter ] [ audience oohs ] [ cheers and applause ] come on, right? >> steve: come on! [ high pitched ] don't make fun of the mets! >> jimmy: clean joke. >> steve: yeah, make fun of the mets. >> jimmy: and finally, a couple in michigan were arrested after they were caught having sex behind a hot dog stand. [ cheers ] and i know you're thinking. i know what you're thinking. i hope they used a condiment. and they did. yeah, they did. [ laughter ] we have a great show. give it up for the roots!

♪ >> jimmy: oh, holy moley, moley, moley! we have a huge show tonight. this guy is a country music superstar and one of the judges on nbc's smash hit "the voice," which started its third season tonight. blake shelton is joining us this evening! [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on. >> jimmy: people like blake shelton. >> steve: people love blake shelton. >> jimmy: they enjoy that man. >> steve: love him. >> jimmy: he's a good -- oh, it's our favorite. fresh off her u.s. open win last night, serena williams is here! [ cheers and applause ] she's the best! gold medal winner. >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: she does it all. killer. calm down, frank. plus, he was great on broadway in "the book of mormon." from the new nbc show "the new normal," andrew rannells is dropping by! >> steve: hey! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's amazing. great. but there's more. >> steve: what?

>> jimmy: we have more. >> steve: no. >> jimmy: we have one of the best musical things i've ever seen. tonight is going to blow people's minds. that's right. i'm talking about david byrne and st. vincent together tonight! [ cheers and applause ] that doesn't happen! oh. it doesn't happen anywhere. you know, actually, i have -- i have a pretty funny story that i thought i'd share with you, if you don't mind. this weekend, i was pouring myself a cup of coffee. [ laughs ] >> coffee, that's great. >> jimmy: what's that? >> come on, coffee, "late night with jimmy fallon." i get it, man. it's hilarious. i love your show but i see where you're going with that one. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what are you -- what are you talking about? what do you mean you see where i'm going? >> come on, coffee? coffee. coffee mug. mugshot. shot glass. glass eye. "eye of the tiger." tony the tiger. "they're grrrr... apes of wrath." bringing ya back to john steinbeck.

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>> i get it, man. i get it. you're better than me. [ laughter ] that's all i had going for me. i'm outtie. ♪ [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: hey, come on. hey, hey, buddy. hey, come on back. mets bucket hat guy, come on back. [ light laughter ] come on, man. [ laughter ] come on, man. sit down in your seat. it's all good. [ audience aws ] i'm just goofing around, man. just doing a goof. come on back. [ laughter ] there he is. that's what i'm talking about. yeah, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] hey. hey, come on, man. hey. hey, you know what? come on back. dude, let's talk about, like, your hawaiian shirt. [ light laughter ] like, did you go to hawaii? is that where you got that shirt? you're bummed out. you're disappointed.

there he is. yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. that's what i'm talking about. come on back, buddy. [ applause ] that's my main man. oh, wait a sec. no, no, wait -- no. he's going over there now. he's gonna go over there. don't talk to him. you don't even know who that guy is. [ laughter ] what do you mean? this is -- hey, mets bucket hat guy, everybody, right there. [ cheers and applause ] there he is. yeah, that's what i'm talking about. [ applause ] my main dude. yeah! [ applause ] ♪ give it up -- oh, forgot his phone. never mind. he forgot his phone. [ laughter ] all right, we'll be right back with blake shelton, everybody. come on! mets bucket hat guy, come on back. why? [ cheers and applause ] come on, man. ♪ you've got to be kidding me. sweetie, help us settle this. i say this and this is called southern hospitality.

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>> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. you know our first guest as one of the celebrity judges on nbc's smash hit "the voice," which begins its third season tonight. it will also airing tuesday and wednesday this week at 8:00 p.m. he's also got a new record coming out this fall. it's available for pre-order right now. the title is "cheers, it's christmas." please welcome back to the show, a talented gentleman. here is blake shelton! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: my man, blake shelton, you guys. there he is right there. thank you for coming back. [ cheers and applause ]

you're a talented dude. you're a good looking gentlemen. the ladies love you. look at this. >> what the hell? >> jimmy: "cheers, it's christmas." finally, a christmas record om blake shelton. i love it. >> i wonder what warner brothers will do with all those old vinyls? they had blanks laying around. i guess that's how they decided to make my christmas album. >> jimmy: i like it. i think it's great. you've seen my album cover, right? here's mine. >> oh! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: number one record in america. >> yeah, i know. it's irritating for the rest of us. >> jimmy: yeah. i love christmas albums, so i'm excited about this. >> me too, man. i'm one of those freaks of nature that i listen to christmas music all year long. >> jimmy: me, too. [ cheers ] >> if it's april, if it's july. >> jimmy: yeah. >> you do, too? >> jimmy: i really do. >> what is wrong with us? i listen to anne murray's new christmas album. >> jimmy: anne murray is a great one. i think my favorite song, maybe, is "do they know it's christmas?" band aid, no? >> um-um. >> jimmy: you don't know that

song? >> band aid? >> jimmy: band aid is the name of it. it's a bunch of celebrities that came together -- [ laughter ] >> what is wrong with you? >> jimmy: they're called band aid. >> oh, band aid. >> jimmy: band aid. >> okay. [ laughter ] ♪ feed the world let them know it's christmas time ♪ ♪ feed the world let them know it's christmas time ♪ >> that is because i was thinking -- ♪ i am stuck on band aid 'cause band aid's stuck on me ♪ >> jimmy: no, no, no. that's not -- that's not -- it's different. totally different thing. >> that's exactly what i was thinking. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: but, your jam, "cheers, it's christmas" -- is it a country christmas record? >> well, have you heard me talk? [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: you can't help it, right? [ cheers ] >> i didn't mean for it to be. i tried not to be, actually. i wanted to just do like, you know, a classic -- >> jimmy: bing crosby.

>> yes. i wanted to and the instrumentation is like that. similar. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but then, i come in singing and -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: and it just sounds country. it's countrified. >> it's so screwed up. >> jimmy: but you got "jingle bell rock" with the beautiful miranda lambert. >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you've got reba. >> hey, she's married, damn it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: she's married to you. you've got reba. [ cheers ] we love reba. >> yes. >> jimmy: kelly clarkson. >> i've heard of her. [ cheers and applause ] heard of her. >> jimmy: you've got your buble doused in there. >> mm-hmm, got a little buble. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: how's buble? i worked with him on "saturday night live." he's a bit of a diva, isn't he? >> oh. he's like a -- and you can't really tell if you can mess with him either because it's like -- it's enough of that old school, like, is the mafia going to come kill me? can i make fun of his hat or not? i don't know. >> jimmy: no, exactly, yeah, yeah.

he's a good dude, though. but, i heard that he wouldn't come to you. you had to go to him. you had to go buble studio. >> ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! >> jimmy: is that true? >> do you want me to be killed? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: don't kill me. >> okay. >> jimmy: but you had to go to his place, right? >> well, we went to a place, a different place. and there was -- you know. >> jimmy: why, he wouldn't -- everyone else came to see you. he wouldn't do it? >> everyone else came to my house and sang -- >> jimmy: except for buble. >> except for -- do you -- >> jimmy: i don't want you to get killed. no, i don't. i really don't. i like you. but, there's a name i don't know, dorothy shackleford. who is that? you discovered her? >> that's -- that is my mother singing on the christmas album. [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: that is your mother? >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] you talk about -- you think -- she is -- we actually wrote that song together for the album. and it's kind of the song about going back home, being with your family for christmas. i said, "mom, i want you to sing this with me on my album."

and it was like, "well, i mean, i don't like how country i sound." [ laughter ] you think i am bad, wait until you hear her voice. >> jimmy: real country, yeah, yeah, yeah. did she always sing? >> it's inbred. >> jimmy: does she sing? [ light laughter ] >> yeah, she sings. she's actually a pretty good singer. >> jimmy: anyone else in your family -- >> i would hit my button for her? >> jimmy: you would? >> yes. [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: see, what a good dude. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: no, no, no. no, no, no. oh, stop it. ♪ you're milking it. you're milking it. sit down, please. let's talk about "the voice," season three. why is "the voice" the best singing show on television? >> i'm on it. >> jimmy: there you go. yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. very good. [ laughter ] >> i -- you know what, it's those damn buttons. it's got to be, isn't it? >> jimmy: it's good. people love it. >> people like those blind auditions where it's the big red chairs, and you don't know what's behind you. and there have been times -- i'm not going to lie. we've been doing this long enough now, that i wish to god

after my chair turned around that i hit the button and -- >> jimmy: turn back around. >> it's like, "whoa, what the hell is that!?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hey! really? that's what you look like. interesting. >> you can see, and don't lie, you can tell by the look on our faces sometimes. we're like, "oh, that's -- ooh." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: do you ever like -- because you can see christina, and you can see adam from the side, right? >> actually, when christina's there, i can't see cee lo or adam. [ audience ohs ] [ cheers ] >> jimmy: around, around -- yeah. >> because of the duo. >> jimmy: yes, i understand. absolutely, yeah. [ laughter ] but do you ever look at each other and be like, are you going to -- >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. >> jimmy: are you doing to do it? you're a little jealous, right? you're competing against those guys, kind of. you don't want them to win. >> of course not. i don't want them to succeed in anything. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you really don't. you tweeted out this picture of adam levine. you said it was photo shoot that you did with adam levine. look at your face. look at this. that's your face. [ laughter and applause ] what is wrong with you?

i love you! what is that? >> that's the side of my boob. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, that is not you. that is not you. >> before i gained all the weight. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> a fan actually -- a fan made that picture and i couldn't believe it. because that's -- my hair used to look like that. >> jimmy: no. did it? >> yeah. >> jimmy: did you ever have long hair? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: really? >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: like full on '80s like bon jovi, you're saying? >> mullet. >> jimmy: no! billy ray cyrus type of mullet? >> hey -- [ laughter ] listen to me. >> jimmy: i want pictures of that next time you come on. >> i got laid with that mullet. >> jimmy: oh, my gosh. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: stop. stop it! hey! ♪ i want to show everyone a clip from the upcoming season of "the voice." here's adam, cee lo, christina and blake shelton. >> you can already see us doing our little duets later on. [ cheers and applause ] >> i don't like where this is going at all. >> and i will tell you this, too, being from the same area

that you're from and us being the same -- >> same what? >> like a brotherhood that he and i have. [ cheers ] >> everything is bigger in texas. >> that's right. >> oh! >> wish you would've hit your button now, don't you? >> hey, hey, hey. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking about. [ cheers and applause ] can't wait to see this season. it's going to be good. >> good, clean, family fun. >> jimmy: good, clean, family fun. >> that's right. >> jimmy: speaking of clean family fun, we always do different types of games and fun things on the show. would you like to race me in a fun little race? >> oh, yeah, yeah, the -- >> jimmy: we have motorized beer coolers. [ cheers and applause ] >> hell yes, i do. >> jimmy: blake shelton and i are having a cooler scooter race after the break. stick around, it's going to be good. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ greetings from the windy city of chicago. people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent.

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>> jimmy: welcome back. i am here with blake shelton, one of the stars of "the voice," which airs at 8:00 p.m. tuesday and wednesday. >> oh, my gosh. this show sucks so bad right now. i hate your show. >> jimmy: you love being on our show. [ laughter ] you've made it in show business, buddy. look at you. >> this is better. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: blake and i are about to have a good old fashioned cooler scooter race. [ southern accent ] and here's how this works. blake, we're gonna ride on these motorized scooters. we'll ride out in the studio, here. down the hall. 'round the back. circle this keg, right here. and then we gonna do one more lap. >> thank you for this. thank you. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you're welcome. you're welcome. [ cheers and applause ] all your hard work has paid off right here. >> thank you, buddy. >> jimmy: yeah, i love you, buddy. all right, of course safety first, so we have these nice beer helmets, complete with ice cold beer. higgins, you want to get us started with that flag? >> steve: all right, you guys ready? >> wait a minute! gosh dang it! >> steve: hold on. [ laughter ] is it on? >> huh, huh? >> steve: is it on? >> what? >> steve: the beer. >> is it on?

it's on my damn head. >> steve: all right, ready? all right! on your marks. ah, get set, ah go! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> what are you doing? what the -- what the hell are you doing? ♪

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> who won? [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: which one do you -- [ cheers and applause ] [ laughing ] who won? i'm gonna give it to my man, right here, blake shelton, the champion! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ go watch blake on "the voice," 8:00 p.m. tuesday and wednesday nights this week on nbc. stick around, y'all. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] jimmy: last night, our next guest tapped off an amazing summer in which she won wimbledon, the gold medal at the olympics, and now the u.s. open. take a look at this. [ tennis noises ] [ cheers and applause ] >> oh! >> serena has done it! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: ladies and gentlemen, the great serena williams! ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> jimmy: ladies and gentlemen, the great serena williams! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: you look beautiful. welcome back to the show. >> thank you. >> jimmy: congrats on everything. >> thank you! oh, it's been amazing, right? >> jimmy: i mean, come on. we love you so much. the last time we saw you right before the olympics -- or before wimbledon, even. >> right before wimbledon. so, everything kind of just happened. i like to believe that you kind of helped me out with it. did you? >> jimmy: yeah, thank you. yeah, yeah, i'll take credit. i'll take credit. [ talking over each other ] exactly. what did you do after you won last night? did you party? >> actually, i partied really hard after wimbledon -- i didn't party i just went out after wimbledon. so, i didn't want to repeat. so, last night i just had a night of karaoke. >> jimmy: did you karaoke? >> yeah, i love to karaoke. [ cheers ] that's my thing. yeah. >> jimmy: you 'raoked it up? >> yeah and i -- >> jimmy: what's your go-to song? >> i keep running into blake. i'm like, "blake, umm. [ light laughter ] you know, it's like -- if i sing, will you press the button?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: you know he would, yeah. he'd flip that chair around for you. what's your go-to song? >> my go-to song? i'm really in this '90s moment

right now. i love anything by air supply, random. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> jimmy: oh, i love -- ♪ i'm all out of love [ both sing ] ♪ i'm so lost without you ♪ ♪ for leaving me so long ♪ i'm all out of love what am i without you ♪ [ singing wrong words ] >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. i definitely need the words. >> that's why it's karaoke. [ cheers and applause ] [ talking over each other ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wait, so air supply is a good one. what else? >> you know what? i've gotten into this billy ocean, "suddenly." >> jimmy: what? oh! >> i don't know why i know these songs. i love them though. ♪ i believe [ both singing ] life has new meaning to me ♪ >> jimmy: i'm way off? [ laughter ] ♪ >> come, on guys. ♪ there's beauty up above and if we never say no to love ♪ ♪ wake up suddenly you're in love ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, that's the voice. you got a good voice. >> oh, yeah. >> jimmy: you got a good voice. >> that's why i do karaoke. >> jimmy: yeah, we should go. you should put out a record. you've got a good voice. >> oh, god. no, no, no, no, no, no.

>> jimmy: i mean, please. wimbledon, olympics, u.s. open. you are the greatest tennis player in america. >> i think you. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i love you so much. >> thank you. i'm so excited. >> jimmy: representing our country. >> yeah, like, it's awesome. i can't believe it all happened. like, you know, winning wimbledon was just really great. and then, the olympics, i mean -- >> jimmy: how was that? >> getting two golds was crazy. i was like -- oh, it was amazing. and now to come back and win the u.s. open was incredible. >> jimmy: do you have time to enjoy this? >> no, i don't because it was just back to back to back to back. but, now, today will finally be my real, true day off where i can just kind of relax. >> jimmy: perhaps you recognize how good you are. you're just so great. we're so proud of you. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you're awesome. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much. thank you. [ applause ] >> jimmy: i've got to be honest. it was a little -- it was three sets. >> yeah. it was three sets. >> jimmy: were you a little nervous? i mean, were you like -- ugh? >> i don't get nervous so much anymore. i wasn't -- my opponent -- victoria started playing unbelievable. she was playing really well. doing everything she should have done. and i was like, man, you know -- i wasn't -- i don't know. i wasn't moving as well as i was in the beginning. and so then, i was thinking, you

know, "i've just got to think of something. what can i do better?" at one point i thought, "all have i to do is win 12 points in a row." now, it seems easy but -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: what? win 12 points in a row? >> then, i'll be out of trouble. but -- you know, i just was trying. >> jimmy: is that what do you think about when you're playing? >> i think a little bit of everything. at one point i thought, "man, at this rate, i'm going to have to think of a runner-up speech." and then, i thought -- [ laughter ] seriously. >> jimmy: you're already congratulating her in your head. >> i'm like, "congratulations." it was just a quick thought. and then, i thought, "all i have to do is break and hold, and break and hold." then, i thought, "i had to go to karaoke tonight if i lose. you don't deserve to karaoke. you don't deserve to sing karaoke." >> jimmy: you know i've got air supply. you'll always have air supply. >> exactly. >> jimmy: they'll always be there for you. >> i was singing "i will survive," last night. >> jimmy: gloria gaynor? >> yeah, yeah, yeah. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: what key is that one? ♪ look at this. i just found it! [ cheers ] oh, come on! i found it! [ cheers and applause ] >> this is live band karaoke! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ first i was afraid

i was petrified kept thinking i could never live without you ♪ ♪ by my side but then i spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong ♪ ♪ and i grew strong and i learned how to get along so now your back ♪ ♪ from outer space i just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face ♪ [ both singing ] ♪ i should have changed that stupid lock [ jimmy singing ] i should have made you leave your key ♪ [ both singing ] ♪ if i'd have known for just one second you'd be back to bother me go on now go ♪ ♪ walk out the door don't turn around now because you're not welcome anymore ♪ ♪ weren't you one who tried to break me with good-bye you think i'd crumble you think i'd lay down ♪ ♪ and die oh, no not i i will survive ♪ >> jimmy: ahh, right there. ♪ serena williams, everybody! the current u.s. open champion! stick around, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ ♪ we are normal and we want our freedom ♪ ♪ we are normal and we want our freedom ♪ ♪ we are normal and we want our freedom ♪ ♪ we are normal and we want our freedom ♪ >> jimmy: we love you, andrew rannells. thank you for coming back to our show. >> thanks for having me back. i didn't even have to even beg this time via twitter. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: this is your third time on our show. >> my third time, i was going to say. thank you for being so -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love having you on. >> thank you for being so supportive. >> jimmy: i'm a giant fan of yours. >> i'm a giant fan of yours. >> jimmy: no, you did. you tweeted me last time. you go, "hey, can i come on the show?" and i go, "okay." >> yeah, i crashed the show last time. >> jimmy: yeah, that's the same day i go, "come on over." you're always welcome. >> it was that easy. >> jimmy: new york misses you. >> i know, i miss new york. >> jimmy: you're in l.a. now. >> i had to move to los angeles -- >> jimmy: for "the new normal." >> for "the new normal." which is very exciting. >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> but, yes, i miss -- i miss new york. i miss being here.

>> jimmy: here's what i want to know. >> okay, hit me. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: "the book of mormon." >> yes. >> jimmy: you were amazing in it. >> oh, thank you very much. >> jimmy: how many shows did you do? >> i think a little over 500. [ applause ] >> jimmy: wow. now, that's -- >> i know. crazy. >> jimmy: that's crazy. do you miss it? do you have nightmares and dreams about it? >> i totally miss it. i haven't had any mormon dreams yet. but the show -- the show is in los angeles right now. the tour is there. so there's these posters every place with my, like, headless body jumping from the -- >> jimmy: oh, yeah, the cover -- the playbill -- it's your body -- yeah. >> it's followed me a little bit. >> jimmy: that's you jumping -- >> to los angeles. >> jimmy: yeah, holding the book. right there. "the book of mormon." >> yeah, but it's been good. it was, you know, an amazing job. changed my life. >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. >> and i've had some bad jobs. >> jimmy: you have. >> i have. i have. >> jimmy: not the best. what was one of the weird ones? i know, i got a good one. >> i know you got a good one. >> jimmy: i got a good one here. you were in "pokemon: the musical." >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's got to be rough. >> that's me, right there. >> jimmy: that's you, there. >> yeah, i was in "pokemon: the

musical." whatever! >> jimmy: now, what happens in "pokemon: the musical?" [ light laughter ] >> well, you know, i don't even really remember. i know there was a story. but, there was so -- there was so much shame involved. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> and it was so -- i just was constantly blacking out. i think, and just being like, i can't believe i'm doing this. >> jimmy: a lot of people don't know this stuff. but you did -- before "the book of mormon" you did voiceover work for japanimation. >> i did a lot of anime. well, i did a lot of pokemon stuff and "yu-gi-o" and, like all this crazy japanimation. >> jimmy: now what was it like? what character? were you just generic? >> i mean, i don't know. like timmy. [ laughter ] i don't know. they had like names and stuff. >> jimmy: timmy. >> but -- timmy, johnny. they all had names but i don't really remember -- >> jimmy: did you go to -- what'd you have to do? >> basically -- you didn't really have to know the stories. you just had to know how to like, sort of follow along. you would watch it and then do the voices along with the animation. it was really sort of fast and cheap. so, you would watch it, and it was mostly just like bytes and things. you just had to come up with, like, "oh, ah." and just like, make a bunch of noises. [ laughter ] so -- and you could be -- and then, sometimes they would just say, "can you give us like 20 noises, and then we'll just plug it in as needed?"

so you just stand there and go, "huh, wow, ow, oh, uh." [ laughter ] and you just, like, make these noises. >> jimmy: that's very good, though. that's very hard to do. i mean, do you have a go-to phrase? >> "ah!" see, that could be excited. that could be scared. that could be -- "ah," angry. you could use it for all sorts of things. >> jimmy: ah! but, i mean, so look -- this is your body jumping. >> yes, that's my body jumping. >> jimmy: and then, look at the cover of "newsweek." >> i know! >> jimmy: it's mitt romney. >> on my body. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: on your body. [ laughter ] you've become like the spokesperson for mormons. >> i know, i know. i sort of unofficially -- i didn't realize that was going to happen. but now my mom will call me, and she'll be like, "well, they were talking about mitt romney on '60 minutes' and they use a clip of you singing at the tonys." >> jimmy: i love it that you're the voice of mormons now. >> i know. it doesn't make any sense. >> jimmy: this is great. is your mom psyched about "the new normal"? >> super psyched, yes. it starts tonight, and then airs tomorrow again at 9:30. so my family is very excited about that. >> jimmy: yeah, freaking out.

are you excited about -- a little too late -- the tony award, is that freaking you out? >> oh, my god. totally excited. i mean, my family has a different -- one of my -- my sister, becky, was very excited. i was on "fresh air" today on npr. i was very excited. terry gross. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: yeah, i love terry. she's amazing. >> super, super excited about that. my other sister, natalie, was very excited that i was going to be on "access hollywood," and mario lopez was going to interview me. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: she likes mario lopez? >> yeah, one likes terry gross, the other one likes ac slater. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah, that's the family. >> that's the family. i mean -- and you know what? and then, we did "access hollywood," and he wasn't even there. >> jimmy: what? [ audience aws ] >> i know. i didn't even get to meet him. >> jimmy: you didn't get your lope? >> no, i was all geared up to, like, meet mario lopez. >> jimmy: did you get menoun? >> yes. >> jimmy: yeah. >> i mean, and she's great. >> jimmy: she's gorgeous. >> but come on -- >> jimmy: but you wanted a little mario lopez. >> i wanted to meet mario. i wanted to meet slater. i spent my entire high school trying to get my hair look like zack morris. >> jimmy: yeah, everyone did, yeah. >> highlights and everything. it was horrible. >> jimmy: do you remember sun-in? >> hell, yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: my sister had sun-in. and i put it in my hair -- >> i did, yeah.

>> jimmy: you did it too? >> orange, right? turned orange? >> jimmy: turned my hair orange. my grandmother goes, "are you dying your hair?" "no, i'm not. it's just nature from the sun." >> "it's nature, grandma." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: orange hair. >> "it's from the sun! it's from the sun, grandma! god!" >> jimmy: let's talk about "the new normal." i'm so excited about this. this is going to save the network. >> oh, no. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: it really is. this is getting buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz. this is ryan murphy, who does "glee." >> right, yes. >> jimmy: he does "the new normal." look at this cast. i'm talking about ellen barkin. >> your friend ellen barkin. >> jimmy: you can't beat ellen barkin! >> the adorable bebe wood. she's so cute. >> jimmy: she's really cute, yeah. >> justin bartha. nene leakes. >> jimmy: nene leakes. i mean, come on, "real housewives" fans. [ cheers ] >> i mean -- yeah, i know. it's an eclectic group we've got going there. >> jimmy: yeah. now, do you want to explain to everyone what the show is about? >> yeah, justin and i -- justin bartha and i play a couple who sort of find themselves at a time in their lives where they want to start a family. so we choose to do that through a surrogate. that's played by georgia king. and then, the surrogate sort of brings along, unbeknownst to us -- she brings along her daughter,

played by bebe wood. and then her crazy bigoted grandmother, played by ellen barkin. >> jimmy: just like a female archie bunker. >> she is pretty crazy. but, like, in a suit. >> jimmy: racist, sexist -- she is -- >> yeah, she sort of offends everybody, which is why i think it makes it a little bit okay. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. [ laughter ] don rickles of -- yeah. >> it's like, "oh, well, she's offended everyone." >> jimmy: it's very well written. very, very funny. >> well, thank you. yeah. ali adler and ryan murphy. >> jimmy: i want to show everyone a the clip of andrew rannells in "the new normal." check this out, you guys. >> my first instinct was to never address the couch issue. just to use my energy to wish you nothing but the worst. no friends at recess. female pattern baldness. and a shampoo without a single botanical. but david said, "no, be direct." so i decided to fire you. if you don't work for me in any official capacity. >> do you know of any labor men? i find them so reasonable. >> in attempt to practice my parental skills, i've decided to use words instead. you colored on my expensive couch, and i am very upset. what do you have to say for yourself? >> i would never. i have too much regard for antiquities of all kinds.

>> are you doing little edie from "grey gardens?" >> oh, what a clever judge of character. >> obsessed with that documentary! i wanted to be little edie for halloween but my mother said i couldn't. she said i could go as one of the feral cats. the jokes on my mom, though, because boots was a lady cat. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: she's doing little edie from "grey gardens." >> i know. yeah. amazing. she just came to ryan with that impression. >> jimmy: no. >> no, ryan didn't -- i mean, she just was obsessed with that documentary, and she -- ryan just wrote it into the show for her. >> jimmy: i mean, that is hilarious. >> she did -- i mean, what 9-year-old knows how to do little edie? >> jimmy: -- knows "grey gards." i love it. oh, you guys, andrew rannells, set your tivos, your dvrs. "the new normal," tuesday night, 9:30 p.m. on nbc. andrew rannells. >> what?! >> jimmy: stick around, david byrne and st. vincent perform after the break. we love you, buddy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guests are two highly acclaimed musicians whose new collaboration "love this giant" will be released on tuesday. they're making their tv debut with us tonight to perform the song "who." please welcome david byrne and st. vincent! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ who'll be my valentine?

who will lift this heavy load? ♪ ♪ who'll share this taxi cab? who wants to climb aboard? ♪ ♪ who is an honest man? who is an honest man? who'll help the tired soldier? ♪ ♪ far from his own hometown carry these men and women who get lost when the sun goes down ♪ ♪ who is an honest man? who is an honest man? who walks this dusty road?

who always ♪ ♪ pulls their weight? who's this inside of me who made a big mistake? ♪ ♪ who sees these constellations? seen in those spinning round ♪ ♪ carry these men and women who get lost when the sun goes down? ♪ ♪ ♪ who is an honest man? who is an honest man? with a graceful motion she sat down slowly ♪

♪ drank a cup of coffee and she'll fold her laundry she begins to tell us all her life story ♪ ♪ all around the table everybody's staring who shouts out hallelujah? ♪ ♪ who's gonna sing out loud? carry these men and women who get lost when the sun goes down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪